Activities Therapist in Anderson, South Carolina at AnMed

Located in the heart of Anderson, South Carolina, AnMed is a dynamic, not-for-profit health system dedicated to delivering exceptional care with compassion, innovation, and integrity. At AnMed, our mission is simple yet powerful:

To provide exceptional and compassionate care to all we serve.

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The Activities Therapist is directly responsible to the Behavioral Health Nurse Manager and performs job tasks as an integral member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Plans, develops and implements the activity therapy program involving recreational, occupation, music and creative therapies with adult and geriatric population in the hospital setting.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of activity/music therapy and maintains a broad scope of activities for the patient population served.

• Develops a knowledge base of procedures/resources for using community leisure and vocational facilities

• Participates in and assumes primary responsibility for activity/music therapy program modifications and development.

• Responsible for electronically documenting both specific evaluation and group notes on patients in a behavioral specific format.

Education/ Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education or Recreation Therapeutic Management with emphasis in music/therapeutic recreation required.

• One year of psychiatric experience as a therapist preferred.

• Certification by National Council for Therapeutic Recreation at the professional level or certificate in related therapeutic area.

Benefits*

• Medical Insurance & Wellness Offerings.

• Compensation, Retirement & Financial Planning.

• Free Financial Counseling.

• Work-Life Balance & Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Professional Development.

• For more information, please visit: anmed.org/careers/benefits

*Varied benefits packages are available for positions with a 0.6 FTE or higher.